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This deity was honored in the Festivals of the Raising of Banners and the Giving of Flowers. A bell-covered goddess killed by this deity is featured on a circular stone carving that is thought to have originally been colored bright yellow and blue on a red background. This god’s predecessor in one role drowned the world in (10[1])blood by crying for 52 (-5[1])years. (10[1])This god killed his sister and his 400 (10[1])brothers while defending his mother, who was impregnated (-5[1])by a ball of feathers. (10[2]-5[1])This god, who took (10[1])the role of the fifth sun, marked one location (10[1])with an eagle eating a snake perched on a cactus. This god, (-5[1])whose symbol is (10[2])the hummingbird, was sustained through regular (10[1])human sacrifice at the Templo Mayor. For 10 points, name this patron of Tenochtitlan and Aztec war god. ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: Huitzilopochtli (“weet-zee-loh-POHSH-tlee”) (The “bell-covered” goddess is Coyolxauhqui.)
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